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Fairbanks Landing Fish & Wildlife Area

Mapping address
Intersection of County Rd 925 N & N County Rd 800 W
Fairbanks, IN 47849

Mailing address
Deer Creek Fish & Wildlife Area
2001 W. County Road 600 S
Greencastle, IN 46135

Link to this page
on.IN.gov/fairbankslandingfwa

Email
DeerCreekFWA@dnr.IN.gov

Admission
Free

Time Zone
Eastern

Hours
Office:
Managed by Deer Creek FWA, Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. ET

Property: 24/7. Some activities may have specific open times, especially if there is a draw. Please call property for questions.


Description

Fairbanks Landing Fish & Wildlife Area (FWA) in Sullivan County provides quality outdoor recreation opportunities on 8,030 acres of bottomland hardwoods, agriculture fields, prairie, and riparian habitat. Fairbanks Landing FWA rests along the Wabash River and is a great spot for fishing and birdwatching.

Fairbanks Landing was obtained and is being operated thanks to an agreement between Indiana-Michigan Power and the Indiana DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife.

All hunters, range users, and dog runners are required to sign in and obtain the appropriate one-day access permit before entering the field at this property. The one-day permit card must be completed and returned to a self-service booth, drop box, or property office before you leave.

All other visitors are encouraged to obtain a miscellaneous one-day access permit before entering the field. The one-day access permit should be kept with you while visiting, then completed and returned to a self-service booth, drop box, or the office before you leave. The information you provide will help us identify ways to improve Indiana’s FWAs for all users. We appreciate your patience in taking the extra time to complete the permit. Your feedback and comments are valuable to us.

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Other properties managed by Deer Creek Fish & Wildlife Area (FWA)

  • Deer Creek FWA is 2,175 acres in a mixture of mature oak/hickory woods and open rolling native grasses and agriculture in Putnam County. The land that compromises most of Deer Creek was originally transferred from the Putnamville Correctional Facility to the DNR in 2010 and several more parcels have been bought since then. It is open to the public and hunting, fishing, trapping, and other outdoor recreational opportunities are available.
  • Chinook FWA is 2,141 acres of reclaimed surface mine land near Vigo County in western Clay County. Approximately 80 acres of the property is water (mostly strip pits). Originally, it was leased as a Public Fishing Area in 1982, but Chinook opened in 1997 as a Fish & Wildlife Area open to the public. Hunting, fishing, trapping, and other outdoor recreational opportunities are available.
  • Wabashiki FWA is composed of 3,652 acres of floodplain along the Wabash River. In 2010, Vigo County Parks Department and the Department of Natural Resources joined together in a cooperative effort to offer this bird viewing paradise to all its patrons. Hunting, fishing, trapping, and other outdoor recreational opportunities are available.
  • Green Valley Wildlife Management Area is 150 acres of wooded ground in Vigo County, Indiana. Green Valley Lake was originally constructed as a water supply reservoir for a coal mining operation. The property was purchased by the Department of Natural Resources in the mid-1960s and opened to the public. Hunting, fishing, trapping, and other outdoor recreational opportunities are available. More information.
  • Sugar Creek Conservation Area begins along the tributary creek at Shades State Park and run south-southwest, ending at Jackson Bridge in Parke County. It encompasses 1,321 acres of diverse terrain and is open to the public. Hunting, fishing, trapping, and other outdoor recreational opportunities are available.
  • Wabash River Conservation Area begins along the banks of Wabash near Montezuma, IN and runs south-southwest, stretching across four counties - Parke, Vermillion, Vigo, and Sullivan - ending at Fairbanks Landing FWA, south of Terre Haute. It encompasses 2,452 acres of primarily floodplain and is open to the public. Hunting, fishing, trapping, and other outdoor recreational opportunities are available.

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